Additional information
| Artist | Fidanza |
|---|---|
| Country | Italian |
| Region | European |
ArtistFidanza, Paolo
Artist Years1731-1793
Artist NationalityItalian
TitleLauretta
Year1759
MediumPrint > Engraving
DimensionsPlate: 15.4 X 11.7 inches
Description
Line engraving, plate XXII from Volume 1 of Paolo Fidenza’s master work:
“Teste Scente de Personaggi in lettere, e in armi cavate gia dall’antico, o dall’originale, e dipinte nel Vaticano da Raffaello d’Urbino ora esattamente diseghnate, incise, in rame, secondo la loro grandezza, tomo secondo”.
Translation:
“Heads of Persons in letters and in arms taken from the ancient, or from the original, and painted in the Vatican by Raphael of Urbino now exactly drawn, engraved, in copper, according to their size, Second volume”.
Engraved at the bottom of the plate is the following text:
LAURETTA, detta MADONNA LAURA figlia di signor di Cabrieres, resa celebre per l di datelo dal Petrarca nel sue Canzoniere de Raffaello nel Vaticano.
Translation:
LAURETTA, called MADONNA LAURA daughter of the lord of Cabrieres, made famous by the date given by Petrarca in his Canzoniere by Raphael in the Vatican.
Printed on felt-finish, cream laid paper with narrow margins. Fine condition. Free shipping to US address.
NotesAccording to Mariette (Abecedario, 1851, II, p.246), Fidanza was commissioned by Cardinal Valenti to reproduce all the paintings in the Vatican. In 1752-1756 he engraved most of these subjects in their entirety; the present work was probably an afterthought, conceived around 1757 when Volume I was first published. Volume II first appeared in 1759; volumes Ill and IV were issued by 1762; and the V was ready in 1763. A sixth part (addition of thirty-six plates, thus bringing the total to 216) was published in 1766 (copies in the British Library and Metropolitan Museum of Art), however the work continued to be published also in five parts (copies dated 1766 reported to Yale and 1769 to NYPL and California State Library).